ALL-UNION COUNCIL, DOAARM USSR HOLDS FIRST CONFERENCE

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• Publication Date: January 11, 1950
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'me ill.-Onion C~onrcll of Dp3AY01 D~gg (p;1_paion ?algateer Society
for Gooperatioa Kith the Area) ;saki its first co~ersace ti~.ta
3l Aagaat t~+ a Sarpteslber ig49 Sa the' Red 7lenaer awll of tha Gsn-
trel Howe o2 the Red Ara4 iaeai France. Repreeeatativea of
A!~ll orpnixatiems fray union and antoac-moss r~rpablieo, keys,
oblwts, sad ~ attended trse eaaY'erence. Tseaty~~taur $aa'a~!
of the So~siet Oaios sad Heroes of S~icisliet Labor ^era srsrg
thoss present.
2lrla as~or address ass erode by e?warsl-po]~Caanik r. I. Snsnctsur,
Hyro o?.,EhA' Sasiet Onion nnd' chs3afos.~'of ~tae~AllAaXon Or~bgso.
sad Csatral CoeaittM of DOH( OBSR, xho spot oa the tselrs of
DOBdR1I. 17se cnemcil then discwaed the ideas sad prineiples
oat forth by Stltsastsal-, and ftad sad adopted tlu ails sad
deciaiEms ~ehieEi viler be ..ha program of fatia?e DOSARI[ activities.
Oa t?~ third day of tiw coiferemce, tikneslal-armor ~. tiolanl~3a,
de~Mf~-ehairasa of tlha iLi-Onion Or~nro asd Gaatral Carittea of
DOBA9![ ORBR, epob oa the proposed charter, sad on the esb].aa
sad flag, aS DOBAIOI. The aouacii wen adopted the charter,
e~lea, sad flag. The final bwiawa on the comcil's agenda
nas the election, b7 secret bsllat, 01 tha Gentszl Caesdttse a.~d
Central Aadi',in~ Gaaaissian.
IUZI~'!80'Y ~P~fiB OR6{18IZL'l'IQEA-. PERIOD, FOT~ PLU1S
~a.ral-~olloasaik v. I. x'9;rhet.o. apeasd tLc eaesion with a ape.eh
reeie~+iag?DOSdRII's org~anisstiaalal period (19'v8? - 19bg) sad its plans for
the htu~a~ IsporCsnt points o! his speech follav.
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training etacrk~~aave radio acast~Yxra among tte society's members.
the Ukraine, s~orgia, Tatar A85R, ~ordnezta, Maacoy, and I,s:~izgrszd obls~sts, etc.,
where psimsry orgmnizatfoas were ?'ormed at. all factorise, institutions, and 7.n
the ms,oriky of ko].khozes and sovkhozea. S~agiag behind in this work vent}
PEAS orgaafxations in Aatrakhen', %levgorod, and Pskov oblasta. The teak in
the future iy tc iucg~ease the co?.ts~t oY LC~SAP.d4 organizations with the working
masses in cities sad rural areas.,
Local Komsomol orplrizationa gave :onaiderable assistance to f103ARM or~ni=
zationa. Their active participator. ~.xe responsibls~ for the increase in TM~SARM
membership. An eua=ple of B:macaaol.participation in mace military work can
be found in Pfavoeibirek Oblast, whes~a this Komsomol organization took the initia-
tive in developing markar~uship as a snort. During 19b9, the youths repaired
and recoas?trncted 26 rifl_ ranges.
In many nieces, hovever, Komsomol part'_cip~stion its DJSARMf activities
is still lagging. This own be explained t+y the fact that the chairmen of many
DOSIIRM cc~v.ittece did not est~sb'iah working.rtlationshipa with Komscmol committees
an8 failed to provide activities of interest to the.E~eople in the various types
sad forma of mxsa military and mil..*.tary apo^ts work.
A errsidaresble n*~ber of problems have arisen is connection with nags
oilitary ~.rork and the propagation of military an6 tcchn%al. military knovlcdge
among hociety members and the broad madaes of workers.
At t2ia yresont time the2e are a va.+?iety of mi.litaty and spa: to stud^
groups and teams in all primary organizations. The majority of ma?;bers partici-
pa7,a is thas~. Considerable expanai.oa of activities was achieved by o-~ganiza-
tions in Abacov, Leningrad, Sverdlovsk, Gor'kiy, etc. For ezample, j5 regular
marksmanship teams are active in groups set up by the primary ergnnizat~:on cY
lk~scov State University. The lecture group presented more than 60 military sad
technical military reports. Military and sports activities are yell es*.ablished
in the primary organisations a: the Leningrad Kirov Plant, where thane are several
marksmar+sbtp teams, groups of'radio operators, mss;y shop at?,idy grc?.:ps for suto-
mechanica, topography, and USSR Arma+d For~~s rpgul,stians.
There has been a marked development of usrksmanahip, automobile and motor-
cycle driving as aporta, short-wave ra31o opzratioa, antiaircraft defense, horse-
mi..iehip, and service dog breading.
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'Phis year xaaxiy a3re axiety members partiripatgd in sport marksaanahip.
Recently, ~eaa?ka~men and sniper tease frcat all 1b a~publica competod in a.
maxksmaaehip torr.test. The :ecks~ir:al skill o% BFtDI marP~.men has iaprovad
signlYicantly. Trlrty-six records vrex~e eatabliahed, three of which v~srgaa~s
e_ciating world records. Tlue ~,jority of LOSARAI organigntiooa deviated son-
al6eaable attention to study, sports, aad training. There :,ere certain
~s,g ,~rd orgsn.izntiona in the Kerelo~P'i.nnish, Armenian, Tadzhik, sad l9old~svlan
3SR, as yell as in the P'as Row+...~,d worth :~ucaaua.
offers nsrkaman.chip tralaing for sport, it has the potential capacity to sur-
pass all others is tEte developmmnt of this sgart. Preresgaieites i?r raising
tkte level of msrkamnnshig as9e sn increase in the membership of marksmanship
graapsy orgaAizntiun of regular sport markamara~hlp tease in all la.*ge pri-
mary orgaaizstions in cities, rayons, oblastw, and republics, :_.ed frequent
moss contests. Especially important is the deaelopmsnt of a sniper aove~nt
DUSAF.~a arganizatfons also did outstaadiag woria in the develo~sont of
aswteur radic sctlvities. ]lost of tht orgenizationa hsv~ radio study group?,
man,. of xhich, slang with radio clubs, actively participate in the radio-
4ieatiaa oaf wi1LLn..mss.
In the future, study groups must be catabliahed in n11 primsr,~ orgaaiza-
tione, withou'k eXception, and especially in kolkhozes. The society must train
leaders and active workers and help them to acquire orgaaiutional techniques,
to increase their military and political knowledge, to rails their ideological
sod political revel, and to tench in the Bolshevik Wanner.
Daring 19~-9, the material sod technical bane of the society eaa solidified
significantly. Study groups, teams, and clubs acquired necessary up-to-date
ega!pasnt. Iasofsr as tlwt building up of mntarinl and technical bases in
priaary organiutioas io concerned, it is to be remembered oust D68ARM is s
soli-sufficient ~mlunteer society and ahouid not expect to be gieen all the
necessiti~n fox Sts diverse educational and milt.tar3 Sparta ~sctlvltlea. It
matst, above all, rely on its oNn yiforts aad r_apal,tlitlee.
In fiche future toe level of orgsnixstional work asst be raised, loves.?
organizations must be strengthe?-ed, and sore nevi sa.mbRrs; especially rural
ror>asrs~ aunt be drawn into the ranks of the society. The activity, initia-
tive, aad self-sufficiency of the sasses should be developed, and the standards
of roses military work sad iha quality of military and technical trntning of
rociety members raised. Pa?cps%astion o? ml.litsry end t~chnicsl knovledgs
should bd developed to the fal.ltgt extent 1a DCf1ARMl organiutions. fibs society
has bean celled upon to train Its members !n tire apirft of supreme loyalty
to theie country, to be prepared st e~y acmyaat to defend the Socialist State
and &oviet people against iaperislfst energy-Ymeat.
2!ollowing the ad~ournaent of the A1l??~;n?on Gouacil, groups mast be
organized so that all D08ARFl members may study the ca?acil'a deci.aicr~e and
the charter, to fnrt2ser develop dec.racy, as xrll as criticism and r~elf-
rsi%iCiam, wi%a~iu tun su:ieti .
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t}is iateresta of the Socialist gtate. The couaci3 decided ,.aeon tht following
progcaaa i'ar DC19ARki` s futsare ~'tvelopment.
COBIFCQ DECIDSS DOciAf~?S IA1IA'?5S ATAi4
Tn the dizcuasioa which folloxe3 F.uznetaov'a speech, the A11-d3sioa Council
indlc~sted the need for. mace ex"?ensive training work among membrrs of the society
propaganda sad agitation to bring into the.aociety's ranks nex masses of xorkera
sad to espaad further the trrai.niag of military gpecialiata.
in thin xork. It is also recea.?ary to cake alder sae of local sad xall
aexopapere, radio broadcasting, sad all other available forces and methods of
primary organizetio:an and cl.ub~ for prslitical training of members mns+.
reeei~e daily guidances to flalfill the reeguiremente: oP patriotitgm, loyalty,
devotion, bend preparedness to fight. Tk~ bezels Por this trainlag is the study
of ing history of the Bolshevik k'arty, progagatlon of ~ha great patriotic
deeds of Russian scientists, social xorkasra, and military heroes.
Teachers, instructors, sad leedea?s of study groapa mast tkaamselees become.
proficient la their r+eepactive fields sad study the valuable eaperleacea of
World War FI for traaeamiasian to their trairaees in order to ensure the feerfher
dsvelopaoeat of military prepexredasse and the expaneiaa o8 ~'_litary and sports
groups, r,lubs, and teams called far by Kutnetao~.
The Couacil'ez decisic~na moat be diacvased by sad interpreted to bath
DQSJ~RA61 members and xorlcera outsiae the society. Active wo:fcers, ~.acture grosaps,
sad pro~pagandiste esud agitators of the society will take an important part
CBARTg&, &1t9IIEFI, I-L-f} An0Y1'LD; UoeSRBIlEG BODI3$ SIBCTBD
V. (iolovkin Lidentified as a general-mtyor in ?~olodoy Bo3.'ehevlk~ Vol VII,
Ao 22, Ifov 1$44, sn~" as deputy chsirars>v of the All-mnioa .orgburo, DOSARM IIgb"A,
in Yraenass Zvesda, Ho 2ff(, 2 Sep 194Q~, in hie rgeech before the All-Union'
Cowne.il, described soma of the outeta~ing feature.a of tba llOBAFM Garter, which
xaa adopted by the council on 2 ~eptrmber. Golovkin spoke also ou the charter's
provisions for the organization and fwaction of the All-IInion Council, Central
Caami.ttee, and Central Auditing Caemission, and described DOSARM's nex emblem
sad flag called for is the charter. The following information on the charter
was taken from tlolovkin'a ape-ach.
According to the charter, "IJOBARM U83R is a mass or?emizatiam of srorkera
of the U88A, built on voluntary prlRCiplee to assist in increasirr the strength
of the 8ovltst Army."
The charter stresses the mass character of. D03ARM and voluntariaa:s sa
{~ the basis for all activitiau of the eaciety.
Article 11 states, "Mem+berehip in DO?iARII ie open to every ^iti~+n of the
DSSb, who 1a 1 yews of~a~e, accepts the charter, belongs tc oaa of the prinaiy
orgaaisations~aad pays membership foes."
Paragraph X12 states, "Meabers of the society take pest in the xork of one
of the primary org~-nizatlons, stady military affairs, eszplain and propagate the
aims and teaks of the society eusoaag tine people."
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 and in _arizt. Members e:n~oy these privileges by ,joining study groups of the
society."
.~:;e~rning buuies of IIQStat~Af are elected by members by secret ballot.
Suction 6 of the charter provides for the establishment faader DouARM
caffimittees of sections to deal frith various types of military e?tffdy, pro~-
gan~fa, and military sports activities of tYse society. It also stresses the
seed for D0 govern:~g bodies, in their daily work; to x~e].y on the active
memk~ership, inca~ease it numerically, sad thereby strengthen contact with the
r~.sae?.
A apeciebl section of the charter defiaaas organization of republic,
?sra~, r~syon, end city organizations of the society.
EtoBdIRli organizations of Union Republica f~~ctiaz+ o:f ??ti Fv.~zis of chi era
adopted by respective z+epublic Dt~RDE cor~cile.
The ckuertes in 1rtB,a].izin8 flue status of frrimsrv oritanizationa reads,
"Primary orgaaizatione are tae basis of DOSAR~t." Prissy orgunixatFona~ caxzy
t~ hua?dea of mere meilltary and training work of the society. I'faey candnet
the propaganda and agitation functions, mobilize DOBAI~li meabers far the, ful-
fillaent of tasks set before the society, and train them in the spirit of
Soviet patriotit~.
The charter emphaeius i:ie need for cloeo correlation of frock of DOSARM
ocrganisatloae with Party, RomaAOmol, trade union, sad other public crganlzationu
of thtl country,
In this connection, Golo~in stated, "All the work of building onr eocioty
h,:.a bee: ?nd ie being carried out under the guidance= of the ^,oaetunist Party..."
Tpie chart;>r provides for the vi ga:~ization and functior. ai' the Al:~-Union
Cafmci.]~, Centa~el Goermittae, and Central A+vdit:,.nd Ca?isaion o; t~3ARM i1JSR
as folloF?AS
The A11-iiniori Council is the hig3eet organ of DOSARDI USSR. Its meetings
are attended by representatives os all DOBARb! organisations who are elected
-st meetings cf the councils of the soeieti~e of the Union Republica, or,
within the RSFSR, at conferences of meabers of autoaa?one republic, kray, or
ob]wat DOSAAM orgsnisattone. The comcil is elected for a term of 4 years.
D~ee?tinga of the council are called by the Central Camaitteo at laser once
n year.
The council hears and approves the reports of the Central Committee
and Central Auditing Commission; plane the regulr-r tanks of Ohs society.
reviews gnestione an amea3ing or adding to the charter, sad appromea ttw
emhlea and flag of the society. The council also elects the Central Ca~tttee
and ~.~**..re? Afr'i~iro Camti?oian.
The Central Cassfittee ie a 15-member e~oecutive orgw of khe All-Union
Council of Do$ARPI USSR. It is elected fora 2-year term Dy the All-tTnion
Council by secret ballot. Ire functions are to direct all DOSA~iM activities
'oltweea sees+.ons of the All-Union Council, to represent the exiety in
state and public organizatiane, to approve p:.rgrame for military pre?.parednesa
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anri regulatioix:~ for ttae nark of eduatic,.:al or~nizations, to ~gia4e?- and
approroa t~ s.ga~s records of the society, to approffa the consolidated budget
of tYxe society, to appoint staffs of cosffii.tteea and ednca$ional org~nizatioas,
and to perform me~,ny other functioae epecifieally designated in th2 charter.
The Central A.u,diting CoaBeiaeioa is a sees--~e~ber executive org?ux oP
the All-IIa.4on Coixacil, elect~ad by thr. council ,/presumably also Sor a 2-yeaur
term. Zta f~e:ci9.ona are to audit flee financgtt of the Central Cor~ittse and
edaeeational org~izatione and enterprieea under its mediate ,jnrrisdiction,
to check on receipts of meffibership fees, and to chec& the speed sad correct-
neee oi' the pzogreae of ineaa in the agpatatua of the Central Ca~2ittee of.
Following Goloekin?? speech, the All~nion Coeaacil a3opted the chart?r,
includiaeg the emblem end flag called far therein.. The D0SAF3~I embleffi is a
xne ~ea~-tu or lase flag, one sixth of the dietauee frcai the lover edge.
The members of the Central C~ittee and the Central Aq~"-iting Com~iaeion
of DOSIHffi we~+e elected by the All-Onion D03AHM Catmcil on 2 September 1949,
3olloring the adsption of the .barter. The n+svly elected Central Co~rmitteo
held its first neeiing on 4 S-ptember.
Tlne following near. elected to the Central Cc:aa~i:~a:
Chaisaan
Ruznetaoe, O, I., General-polkaanik, Hero of 3oriet Onion
Deputy Chaixmen
Golor3tlr., '~. % ? , 3mne~l~ mayor
Storikov, F. H.
M~abere
Sozloe, H. A.
Perl~rovic'x, F. I., Heso of the Soeiet Union
Pronixi, A. H.
lCeseyev, A. 1C.
~'egettar, 0. M,
?il~yrnzov, 9. G.
~ilbClliT^Y, 1A. i.
4roiadskijr, 11. I.
QSshnisvetakiy, F. 8.
Tramm, H. F.
Bherstyuk, 6. I. (Chairman, Belorussian 8~ DC`SAHM Cam!ttee)
Oleyni]cov, A. I. (Chaiasan, Ukrainian 3S?. DCSAItI# Coaeitize}
The ro]loving were elected to the Central Auditing Cc~ieeion:
Gaxokbo;~, Ze. G.
K~ravtsevich, I. 3.
Silagadu, Z. A. (Chairman, Georgian 86H DQSAR~ Cos~ittee)
Stebenev, F. A., Hero of Soaiet Onion
Skobelkin- I. F.
7urevite, A. K. (Chairman, Latvian 388 DOSARlN Ccamittee}
Bobrakoe, F. M. (Chaia~an, Ozbek SSR D08AHlI Ccmazittee)
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